Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

floury

/ˈflaʊəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: floury
IPA: /ˈflaʊəɹi/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling flour.

adj

Covered in flour.

adj

High in starch; tending to break down easily when cooked.

Example Sentences

"These mashed potatoes have a floury texture."
"The baker wiped his floury hands on his apron."
"Boil four large floury potatoes till they are thoroughly done; peel them and mash them smooth with the back of a spoon"
"As we all know, there are great differences among potatoes; some are waxy, others floury; and these, again, vary according to the manner and degree of cooking."

Etymology

From Middle English floury, equivalent to flour + -y. Piecewise doublet of flowery.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: floury
Suffix: flour

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈflaʊəɹi/
British English: /ˈflaʊəɹi/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Botany.

Inflected Forms

flourier (comparative) flouriest (superlative)

Derived Forms

flourily flouriness

Phrases

floury baker floury miller wood flour

Frequently Paired Words

wood flour mealy grainy powdery

Homonyms

flowery (US and one UK pronunciation) flowery

Antonyms

unfloury waxy

Rhymes With

dowry flowery lowery showery loury houri avowry advowry maori gauri mauri cowrie

Questions

How do you pronounce floury?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflaʊəɹi/.
What does floury mean?: Resembling flour.
Where does floury come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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